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Steel cut oats for breakfast...etc... Milk thistle to assist your liver? good luck. Hope it works out for you. |
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I recently had moderately high Ca-CT numbers and with a family history, but only moderate cholesterol levels. I was put on Lipitor a couple of months ago by 2 cardiologists who I really respect. My principal side effect is achy quads (feels like the soreness 2 days after a hard workout). But also, i) my RHR dropped from ~60 to closer to 55 bpm, ii) my distance vision, which is normally great, has gotten noticeably fuzzy, and iii) my ability to focus and think critically (e.g., for like data analysis and report writing, etc.) is also off somewhat. All this is not over the top bad, but this seems like a lot, and I'm starting to wonder if this is something I'm willing to evaluate for a longer period, or inquire about trying something else. Any similar experiences? Thx...
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I had such severe side effects from statins, I'm now on Repatha. No side effects and far more effective than a statin....for me. LDL mid 50's now. It's a tier 2 drug on my formulary and requires prior approval. (Tried Zetia, and it caused me severe constipation.)
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I'm on crestor and haven't noticed any issues. I always heard about them though and that's why I took so long to try it. Same with BP meds. Both of these problems would go away if I lost the weight I should, so this might be part of why I'm different than a lot of people.
For whatever reason back when this was first posted, I was never allowed to register on here so maybe I shouldn't post this comment. |
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I was diagnosed with high triglycerides (686) and immediately reduced carbs by about 75% and went on tricor. Had tight and painful back pain. Doc switched to simvistatin (Zocor) and all pain went away and triglycerides now hover around between 120-140
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I'm on a med called Ezetimibe, it's not a statin. I go back in a month to see how much good it's doing (high LDL only). I gotta be straight with you, if this doesn't work, I'll take my chances because the way all those statins made me feel, that ain't living.
BTW, I have no side effects that I'm aware of on the med I'm on now. |
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CoQ10 ultra by Qunol
Recommended by heart doctor to offset side effects Works for me Charles |
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I treid 7 oral, and had leg aching on every one. Then they tried Zetia, which caused anxiety/deprerssion.
Most recently tried Repatha which cause low grade headache and backache. My numbers are only slightly elevated, but because I'm diabetic they want the LDL numbers as low as possible. I'm gonna refuse to try anymore.
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